Hubert Busby Jr.

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Hubert Busby, Jr.
Personal information
Full name	Hubert Busby, Junior
Date of birth	1970
Place of birth	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Playing position	goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Whitecaps FC Technical Coordinator, and Academy Coach.
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
? ? 1998 ? 2000 2001 ? 2003	Montreal Impact Vancouver 86ers Toronto Lynx Millwall Caldas Sport Clube Oxford United Crystal Palace Ottawa Wizards	- (-) - (-) 18 (0) - (-) - (-) 1 (0) - (-) 1 (0)
National team
2001-2003	Jamaica
Teams managed
2003 2004 2005 2006	Ottawa Wizards Ottawa St.Anthony Italia Toronto Lynx AFC Leopards
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Hubert Busby Junior (born 1970 in Kingston, Canada) is a Canadian former footballer and manager, currently the NSPPP Technical Coordinator, and Whitecaps FC Academy Coach.

[edit] Playing career

As a player, Busby spent time with the Toronto Lynx, Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps, Oxford United, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Caldas Sport Clube, and Ottawa Wizards.

[edit] Management career

After retiring from soccer, he earned a degree in sociology from Queens University, and earned his USSF "A" license and NSCAA "A" diploma with over 10 years of diversified coaching experience including the women's programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Queens University.

His first professional coaching experience was in 2003 with the Ottawa Wizards, where he led he Wizards to a conferenve title and clinched a playoff spot. During the playoffs the Ottawa Wizards Board handed a two days notice to the Canadian Soccer League in withdrawing from the playoffs. As a result from that the CSL revoked the franchise.

In 2004 he was named Canadian Youth Team Coach for the National Training Centre in Eastern Canada and Technical Director for the Kanata Soccer Club. As well he served as the head coach for the Ottawa St.Anthony Italia he won the Ontario Cup and help the team finish runners up to the Windsor Border Stars in the Open Canada Cup.

In 2005 he was named the new Head Coach for the Toronto Lynx, where he had a disappointing season finishing with a league worst 3 wins, 17 losses, and 8 ties the worst performance in league history and 12th place in the 12 team league. After one season with the Lynx he left the head coach role.

After leaving the Lynx in 2006 he coached the AFC Leopards of the VMSL Premier B Division, and led them to the Imperial Cup but lost in the quarter-finals to Westside FC. He left the Leopards to become the Whitecaps FC's Technical Director and Academy coach.

[edit] External links

• [1] Profile of Hubert Busby Jr.
• Lynx Sign Home Grown Talent As Head Coach